Telephone or other booth



' lutions on the Patented Oct. 29, 1929 GEORGE GIDDIS, oF BROOKLYN, NEwj'YoRk,lassIGNoR To AMERICAN TELEPHONE PATENT OFFICE ANnTELEGRAPH COMPANY, A OORPORATIONOE NEW YORK TELEPHONE on OTHER -Boo'rH Application led June 19,

This invention relates to booths or cabinets, such as telephone booths, and has special reference to the bases or iioors thereof.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a booth which will permit free and unimpeded entrance thereto without the necessity of a person stepping up to enter the booth.

Another obj ect is to provide a base for such booths which will reduce the maintenance thereof and improve its appearance.

A further object is to provide a booth which is simple and comparatively inexpensive.

These and further objects will be apparent vfrom the following description, when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which one embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a n `transverse section of the improved booth taken on the line 1--1 of Fig. 4; Fig. 2 isa broken-away section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a broken-away section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; and Fig. 4 is ya perspective view of the improved'booth.

In the type of cabinet which has been formerly used as a telephone booth, it was the custom to provide a base which was raised from the floor. This base had al flooring :which was covered with linoleum or the like,

and had vertical walls fastened to such base. Metal sheathing or lining was provided for the vertical walls and this extended to the floor. This former type ofbooth required patrons to step up to enter it. This step-up feature made it necessary for the patrons to exercise some caution Ain entering and leaving the booth. There was also a likelihood of patrons accidentally kicking the front panel )of the raised base of the booth upon'entering,

and causing damage thereto by roughening its surface and rendering it unsightly. A further diiiiculty was experienced in the use of this booth by the comparatively large maini` tenance cost required by replacement of the linoleum on the iioor of the booth as well as replacement of the bottom portion of the metal lining on the walls because of the rusting of such portion by the use of cleaning sofloor. Furthermore, the

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raised portion of the base required the boothI 'i to be of an increasedoverall heightwhich restricted its use in cases when suicient headroom was not-available.

In the present invention there are provided vertical sidewalls 5 which may be of lthe/usual character and which form an en.

frames 7 and 8, and is hingedy along its 'ver tical edge tothe latter frame to swing just clear of the floor to be presently described.`

AtA the upper portionV of said door a `pin or stud-9 may be provided, and designed to travel in accordance with the movement thereof in a track on the` inner top surface of the booth.y vThis booth is also `provided with the usual top portion l() which, with the vertical walls and door, forms a complete enclosed cabinet.. l i

f The impr'ovedbase for the `booth comprises afiat surface 11 which extends within the confines ofthe booth. The material used for the base is' preferably of some commercial alloy ofyaluminurn, with an abrasive material; suchas carborundum, cast vin the surface of ther material. The `fioorsurface 11 ofthe base thusprovided is preferably of a somewhat cross-hatched nature, and will not get slippery. Thefsurface `will remain in a permanently."rough state throughout its existence.` -A beveled edge surface 12 is provided `at the entrance of the booth'which' ex tends outwardlyfromithe flat surface 7 lto the {iooring on which the booth is positioned.

This beveled edgeextends between the side frames ,7 and 8 of the door and eliminates any chance or likelihood of tripping or other interference to persons entering or leaving This door may be provided with thev ing on the vertical walls 5. The iange'l ex-J close fitting relation therewith., The; one-y piece metal floor and base board is connected to the vertical side walls 5 by meansof screws 14 whichv extend through the flanges 13 and enter the verticalwalls at suitably spaced-intervals about the three sides of the booth.

The base portion thus secured tothe Walls of the booth forms therewith aunitary structure which may be moved bodily. An extendededge 15 is provided about three sides of the base and lies-beneath the bottom ends of the vertical walls 5 ofthe booth'with the flange 13 lying intermediate the flat surface l1 and the extended edge. The edge 15 is of such width that i-t conforms to the thickness of the vertical walls 5 ofthe cabinet, so that the outer surfaces of the extended edge and vertical walls lieflush with each other. It will be understood that, while the -cabinet or booth here illustrated isof a substantially rectangular shape, other forms of boothv and baseimay be used. For instance, one or more of the square corners of the booth may be eliminated, so that the tooth will be of a somewhat polygonal form. In such case the base will assume a corresponding form. The low'- er surfaceof the base may have a recessed portion 16 formed therein.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages ofthe herein described and delineated invention will be apparentA to those skilledr in the art Without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of 'construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined yin the appended'claims.

What isl claimed is 1. A booth having an enclosure formed by vertical walls and a door, a base having a flat rough surface interiorly of the booth and extended edges positioned beneath the ends of f the vertical walls, a flange for said base engaging the inner sidesl of said walls and conf nected with the flat surface byan arcuate surface,and a beveled portion extending outwardlyffrom'said flat surface beneath said walls of the booth,y andV further provided with flanges outwardly extending at right angles to said first named flanges to engage under and support said walls.

3. In the construction set forth in claim 2` providing theV entrance edge; ofy said plate shall be bevelled;

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this. specification this18th-day 0f. June,I 1928. e Y

' GEORGE F. Ginnis '75 

